What color is #939389?

#939389 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939389?

The RGB value is 147, 147, 137: 147 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939389?

The complementary color is #898993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939389 color

#939389 rgb(147, 147, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939389 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 57.6% green and 53.7% blue (147, 147, 137).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#939389 color codes

HEX	`#939389`
RGB	`rgb(147, 147, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 57.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, -1.88, 5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 5.62, 109.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.981, 28.877, 27.814)`
Decimal	`9671561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939389, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #939389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #939389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939389; }
.text { color: #939389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 147 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939389, #8e9389); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #939389?: #939389 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939389?: The RGB value is 147, 147, 137: 147 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939389?: The complementary color is #898993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.